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[Need2Chill]

Hi everyone.

I am thinking on adding more storage to my current rig. The only NVME Gen 4 within my budget is Aorus NVME Gen 4.0 M.2 2280 No heatsink or Corsair MP600 (both 500GB). My current motherboard is B550i Aorus Pro AX. Will be used for games storage such as GTA V, Super People, Apex, etc.

 

Which one should I buy? the price difference in my country not much, around 1-2 USD.

 

Thanks in advance.

[HQuan]

I was expecting the WD NVMe SSD to be in the middle of the high-end SSD, but it actually at the end

 

[SSD Sean]

25 minutes ago, HQuan said:

I was expecting the WD NVMe SSD to be in the middle of the high-end SSD, but it actually at the end

 

It’s alphabetical…no ranking besides tier.

[Wooden Law - Black]

6 hours ago, Need2Chill said:

The only NVME Gen 4 within my budget is Aorus NVME Gen 4.0 M.2 2280 No heatsink or Corsair MP600 (both 500GB).

Same hardware, same performance and same SSD. Buy the cheapest one or the one with the longest warranty.

[Need2Chill]

19 hours ago, Wooden Law - Black said:

Same hardware, same performance and same SSD. Buy the cheapest one or the one with the longest warranty.

Thanks for the input. Follow up question, should I use the heatsink from Corsair mp600 or the one from B550i mobo?

[Wooden Law - Black]

1 hour ago, Need2Chill said:

Thanks for the input. Follow up question, should I use the heatsink from Corsair mp600 or the one from B550i mobo?

I think that both are enough to cool it, but maybe the motherboard one is better. 

[Need2Chill]

1 hour ago, Wooden Law - Black said:

I think that both are enough to cool it, but maybe the motherboard one is better. 

Alrighty, thanks a lot.

[pRogz]

Hi all,

 

I REALLY didn't want to post this but literally didn't see this in the list and I ctrl+F. I found something similar to the name, but it was not exact.

 

https://www.amazon.com/XPG-1TB-GAMMIX-Blade-AGAMMIXS70B-1T-CS/dp/B093DP3X4H/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8&th=1

 

What tier is the m.2 above?

[AbydosOne]

20 minutes ago, pRogz said:

What tier is the m.2 above?

I don't know if someone added it since you asked, but:



(XPG is ADATA)

 

The S70 Blade looks like an S70 without the heatsink to fit in a PS5. Might be advisable to stick with the heatsink version unless you have some already (e.g. motherboard armor).

[pRogz]

55 minutes ago, AbydosOne said:

I don't know if someone added it since you asked, but:



(XPG is ADATA)

 

The S70 Blade looks like an S70 without the heatsink to fit in a PS5. Might be advisable to stick with the heatsink version unless you have some already (e.g. motherboard armor).

Thanks, maybe I was trying to ctrl+F something else.

[Wooden Law - Black]

1 hour ago, AbydosOne said:

The S70 Blade looks like an S70 without the heatsink to fit in a PS5. Might be advisable to stick with the heatsink version unless you have some already (e.g. motherboard armor).

The S70 Blade isn't the same as the S70, it uses 176L flash instead 96L one.

[Grvy]

Hi! 

Editor/VFX artist here.

I am looking to add an additional 1TB ssd for a pcie4 lane on my mobo. Currently running kingston nv1 as my bootdrive/application drive and I'm planning on using the gen4 drive as my project folder(or would it be better if its vice versa?). Now.. I want to crunch my budget so I could get some more $$ for upgrading my ram(16gb only D:) and other peripherals as well..So which option is a good alternative for samsung 980 pro?

[TechNoob324]

What is the best Nvme ssd and sata ssd

[Wooden Law - Black]

10 hours ago, Grvy said:

So which option is a good alternative for samsung 980 pro?

Phison E18-based + 176L (FireCuda 530, MP600 Pro XT, etc.) SN850, Phison E18-based + 96L (4 Plus, Aorus 7000s, etc.), IG5236 (S70/S70 Blade, etc.)-based and P5 Plus.

[Wooden Law - Black]

5 hours ago, Official_CandyLord32 said:

What is the best Nvme ssd and sata ssd

Depends on the usage and budget.

[TechNoob324]

12 hours ago, Wooden Law - Black said:

Depends on the usage and budget.

best gaming nvme ssd and best storage sata ssd

 

[TechNoob324]

Just now, Official_CandyLord32 said:

best gaming nvme ssd and best storage sata ssd

 

i dot have a budget

[Wooden Law - Black]

54 minutes ago, Official_CandyLord32 said:

i dot have a budget

Well, gaming doesn't need DRAM or super fast flash, but I'd buy a SSD with decent components and DRAM like the A2000 (entry-level, if you want something bettere there's the SN750, SM2262EN-/E12-based, etc.).

For the SATA one, there are a lot of options: 860 EVO/870 EVO, MX500, P31, SU800, etc.

[SSD Sean]

4 hours ago, Official_CandyLord32 said:

i dot have a budget

Intel DC P5800X or Kingston Fury Renegade 

[Ed4B]

Hi. So with the newer drives listed here, was the best option with good random performance in the 130-150 us dollar range? I was looking at the S70 Blade, but some say it gets slower when almost full. I'm a designer and I'm planing on gaming on it as well.

[Wooden Law - Black]

1 hour ago, Ed4B said:

Hi. So with the newer drives listed here, was the best option with good random performance in the 130-150 us dollar range?

The S70 Blade for $130 is very good and keep in mind that it is one of the best PCIe 4.0 due to the 176L flash.

 

However, all SSDs degrade in performance when they are nearly full.

 

[Ed4B]

8 hours ago, Wooden Law - Black said:

The S70 Blade for $130 is very good and keep in mind that it is one of the best PCIe 4.0 due to the 176L flash.

 

However, all SSDs degrade in performance when they are nearly full.

 

Thanks, I guess I'm gonna get that one. I also saw that some drives were geared towards creatives. Are they somehow better or is it just marketing?

[Wooden Law - Black]

4 hours ago, Ed4B said:

Thanks, I guess I'm gonna get that one. I also saw that some drives were geared towards creatives. Are they somehow better or is it just marketing?

Can you give some examples?

[SSD Sean]

11 hours ago, Ed4B said:

Thanks, I guess I'm gonna get that one. I also saw that some drives were geared towards creatives. Are they somehow better or is it just marketing?

How to know if a drive is good for creative workloads? - sustained write performance/cache recovery is better than others.
 

As per my testing Corsair MP600 Pro XT and Seagate FireCuda 530 are the best picks. KC3000/Fury Renegade are better gaming drives, but still keep up well. Followed by Samsung 980 Pro and WD Black SN850.

[yaboi1012]

Is it worth paying a bit more for more performance or can I cheap out a bit? Im thinking of getting this western digital drive from amazon, but i also saw this samsung drive, which ive been told is better, but I dont really know if a bit more of reliability is worth 20 bucks more. Thoughts on this?